117
117
Jan 19, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 117
favorite 0
quote 0
bill clinton was sworn in on january 20, 1993. he beat the first president bush in the election. this is about 20 minutes. >> governor, are you ready to take the oath? >> i am. >> i, william jefferson clinton do swear that i will faithfully execute the office of resident of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. so help me god. >> congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america. president clinton. [cheers and applause] >> my fellow citizens, today we celebrate the mystery of american renewal. this ceremony is held in the depth of winter, but by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring, a spring reborn in the world's oldest democracy that brings forth the vision and courage to reinvent america. when our founders boldly declared america's independence to the world and our purposes to the almighty, they knew that america, to endure, would have to change, not c
bill clinton was sworn in on january 20, 1993. he beat the first president bush in the election. this is about 20 minutes. >> governor, are you ready to take the oath? >> i am. >> i, william jefferson clinton do swear that i will faithfully execute the office of resident of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. so help me god....
107
107
Jan 18, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
clinton from 1993, dwilingt eisenhower from 1957, harry truman from 1949, then john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush, jimmy carter and we'll wrap up the night with george w. bush's speech. see ten inaugural speeches from ten past presidents on c-span. >> up next senate his torn don richy gave a historical perspective on inaugurations describing how various treated the day and how so help me god became part of the ceremony. this is about an hour. >> now there is a phrase that journalists use a lot. it's called a go to guy. and i think you know what that means. it means somebody who knows a lot about something that the journalists can go to and get from that person reliable information. and there are not that many go to guys around. there are a lot of people in this town who have opinions. there are a lot of people in this town who are incredibly glib. but there are not that many people who are so fundamentally immersed in a subject. and an important subject that journalists and others, ack demics are attracted to that person. in my mind, the best example of a go to g
clinton from 1993, dwilingt eisenhower from 1957, harry truman from 1949, then john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush, jimmy carter and we'll wrap up the night with george w. bush's speech. see ten inaugural speeches from ten past presidents on c-span. >> up next senate his torn don richy gave a historical perspective on inaugurations describing how various treated the day and how so help me god became part of the ceremony. this is about an hour. >> now there is a phrase that...
210
210
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 210
favorite 0
quote 0
they seem to have a seething hatred for him the way they had for bill clinton. it is unfortunate to watch. >> john: i'm ready to give jill biden's cote the aretha franklin's hat award. i think she looks terrific. >> jennifer: i'm proud none of us have asked "who are you wearing"? >> john: the oscars, they say who are you wearing. here, we say who are you representing? who are you working for? it is great to see this many americans so fascinated for an event that, in spite of the pomp and circumstance, really is all about substance. the oscars are where we celebrate great achievements in arts by talking about clothes. this is where we talk about policy and the future. >> jennifer: michelle obama is about to her make her entrance. she's become this incredible fashion icon. a lot of us feminists who resent the fact a little bit that there's so much focus on how she looks and not so much on what's in her head because she's obviously this great, brilliant, strong woman. but i gotta hand it to her. she looks really great. she has done a lot for the fashion industry. t
they seem to have a seething hatred for him the way they had for bill clinton. it is unfortunate to watch. >> john: i'm ready to give jill biden's cote the aretha franklin's hat award. i think she looks terrific. >> jennifer: i'm proud none of us have asked "who are you wearing"? >> john: the oscars, they say who are you wearing. here, we say who are you representing? who are you working for? it is great to see this many americans so fascinated for an event that, in...
100
100
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
it happened to ronald reagan, it happened to bill clinton, george bush. and that is, obama fatigues. three years from now, people will be writing columns about obama fatigue, just as they did about clinton fatigue and push fatigue and reagan fatigue. -- bush fatigue and reagan fatigue. franklin roosevelt only gave 30 fireside chats in 12 years. he understood instinctively the dangers of overexposure. he also controlled the media to an extent that modern presidents could not hope to. host: looking back, fdr broke the unwritten kircode of serving more than two terms. in today's modern age, could we have more than did of terms for an president? -- two terms for any president? you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. the thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents.
it happened to ronald reagan, it happened to bill clinton, george bush. and that is, obama fatigues. three years from now, people will be writing columns about obama fatigue, just as they did about clinton fatigue and push fatigue and reagan fatigue. -- bush fatigue and reagan fatigue. franklin roosevelt only gave 30 fireside chats in 12 years. he understood instinctively the dangers of overexposure. he also controlled the media to an extent that modern presidents could not hope to. host:...
431
431
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 431
favorite 0
quote 0
bush took the stage himself with guitar in hand at one of his inaugural balls. ♪ and bill clinton duetted with sex phonist clarence clemons in 1993, but what americans remember most was the performance clinton's campaign theme song. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop >> reporter: all five members of fleetwood mac reunited just to play in front of the clintons as lindsay buckingham recalls. >> what bill and hillary both had to offer is people and what they were espousing was exciting to a lot of us. and so we were quite pleased, as we were going out with the tag, you know, don't you look back, don't you look back, bill comes up and hillary comes up and shakes our hands and it was just one of those experiences you will never forget. ♪ only in america >> reporter: country music was front and center at the inaugural fest foifrts texan george w. bush. >> bush loved to portray himself as a texas rancher. what is a texas rancher listen to? country. >> reporter: president obama's upcoming celebration will spotlight country along with rock, r & b and pop. this year's lineu
bush took the stage himself with guitar in hand at one of his inaugural balls. ♪ and bill clinton duetted with sex phonist clarence clemons in 1993, but what americans remember most was the performance clinton's campaign theme song. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop >> reporter: all five members of fleetwood mac reunited just to play in front of the clintons as lindsay buckingham recalls. >> what bill and hillary both had to offer is people and what they...
175
175
Jan 18, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 0
eastern with president ronald reagan's 1981 address, bill clinton in 1993, dwight eisenhower in 1957, harry truman, 1949, 1969, richard nixon, john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush in 1989, lyndon johnson from 1965, president jimmy carter in 1977, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with president george w. bush speech from 19 -- from 2001. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will execute the office of president of the an ad states faithfully -- >> when chief justice john roberts administered the oath to barack obama on january 20, 2009, there was a major problem. roberts was supposed to say "that i will faithfully execute the office of president of united states. then barack obama stops, paused, smiled, as if to say, "c'mon, man, this is my big day, you got to get this right." unfortunately, he did not get it right, so the very next night in the white house, they did it again. this time roberts used notes which he had not used the first time, and they got it right. >> the history of democracy's big day, monday at 8:00 a.m. part of a three-day holiday "bo
eastern with president ronald reagan's 1981 address, bill clinton in 1993, dwight eisenhower in 1957, harry truman, 1949, 1969, richard nixon, john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush in 1989, lyndon johnson from 1965, president jimmy carter in 1977, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with president george w. bush speech from 19 -- from 2001. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will execute the office of president of the an ad states faithfully -- >> when...
261
261
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 261
favorite 0
quote 0
i remember being up there on -- when bill clinton was sworn in as president. jerry lewis, veteran republican congressman from california there was and he was in the happiest mood. i said, you know, what are you so happy about today? you -- the president other other party won the election. he said, look, this is a great moment. this is america. this is what we are about. this is something to celebrate. i think he's right. >> we are being told that the president has entered the blue room. his family entered momes before. as soon as we all get the shot of the blue room, simultaneously, we will bring that to you. the president will be using the robinson family bible to swear on today. that was a gift from the first lady's father to his own mother -- his mother was the first african-american manager of a moody bible. and he will use that, and tomorrow, the bible that abraham lincoln used on his inauguration and one used by martin luther king. there you have it, a shot of the blue room, aptly named. >> this is a look inside the white house with chief justice john ro
i remember being up there on -- when bill clinton was sworn in as president. jerry lewis, veteran republican congressman from california there was and he was in the happiest mood. i said, you know, what are you so happy about today? you -- the president other other party won the election. he said, look, this is a great moment. this is america. this is what we are about. this is something to celebrate. i think he's right. >> we are being told that the president has entered the blue room....
171
171
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> look, your president, bill clinton, had a great economy and then the monica lewinsky scandal and impeachment came along. and his agenda went off the tracks. your president, the opposition to the iraq war was growing. he won re-election but it kept growing and katrina came along and it undermined his second term. what lesson did you learn from a second term that could help this president? >> well, the president's problem was personal, not policy -- >> there are so many inappropriate things i could think to answer that question. >> but it's a completely different thing for that reason. but -- >> he got a budget. >> he got a balanced budget and the only world leader in world history to win a war without losing a single soldier, the war in kosovo which was a major war. >> i set him up for that. >> he had a very impressive second term but he had a huge personal problem that the republicans made a political problem. but i would actually counsel any president, especially this one, humility. you know, when a new hope is invested, there's someone standing there saying all glory in this wo
. >> look, your president, bill clinton, had a great economy and then the monica lewinsky scandal and impeachment came along. and his agenda went off the tracks. your president, the opposition to the iraq war was growing. he won re-election but it kept growing and katrina came along and it undermined his second term. what lesson did you learn from a second term that could help this president? >> well, the president's problem was personal, not policy -- >> there are so many...
265
265
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 265
favorite 0
quote 0
in bill clinton's era, there were 14, and i believe he attended all 14 of them. host: the professors will be with us now throughout the morning for a while to take your calls and to talk about the inauguration. as events are going on in the west front of the capital, we will be showing you those in not talking over them. once they get started, we will just show you what is going on in washington and let you watch it. we appreciate the two professors being here with us for a little while. you can go ahead and dial in if you have questions about inaugurals or comments. ahead and dial in and we will get to those calls in a minute. c-span's greta brawner is down and the mall. >> we're here with members of the delaware national guard people you have been here since 3:30 a.m. this morning. what are your assignment? >> we are here mostly to aid the police. we do crowd control and anything needed to help the police. >> you're telling me earlier, you know, eyes and ears. what does that mean? >> if you see any suspicious activity or anything like that, just reported to pol
in bill clinton's era, there were 14, and i believe he attended all 14 of them. host: the professors will be with us now throughout the morning for a while to take your calls and to talk about the inauguration. as events are going on in the west front of the capital, we will be showing you those in not talking over them. once they get started, we will just show you what is going on in washington and let you watch it. we appreciate the two professors being here with us for a little while. you...
151
151
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
WRC
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
president bill clinton used the tags on his limousine as well but george w. bush did not. >>> a half million people on their way to the national mall as we speak. >> most are getting there by train. news 4's tony tull is live at the new carrollton metro station in prince george's county with a look at how things are going. >> reporter: good morning. beautiful ride. no problems here if you're heading out of new carrollton. they have two trains every six minutes heading out. guys, take a look. you can see one train heading out. folks are getting in and out of here quickly. we've been talking to people all morning long. we have one young lady from buffalo, new york. you bring your family along with you. you weren't here in 2009. but you're telling me you're not missing this one. >> no, i'm not. i definitely wanted to be here. i think it's a great thing that we have an african-american president who is now serving his second term. >> that's awesome. real quick. >> gladys. >> penny. >> alicia. >> shane a. >> patricia bullock. >> ladies, thanks for spending time wi
president bill clinton used the tags on his limousine as well but george w. bush did not. >>> a half million people on their way to the national mall as we speak. >> most are getting there by train. news 4's tony tull is live at the new carrollton metro station in prince george's county with a look at how things are going. >> reporter: good morning. beautiful ride. no problems here if you're heading out of new carrollton. they have two trains every six minutes heading out....
97
97
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
again, bill clinton is probably his best guide in this. >> i know you wanted to jump in, karen, but let me sneak a break in. we'll go more into the second-term agenda. >> we'll talk about what's ahead. talk more specifically on the president's second-term agenda and some things that popped up in the first term that he never thought was going to happen. think arab spring. first, look at the rest of today's schedule for the president and vice president. they're both speaking at a candlelight reception tonight at the national building museum. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for les
again, bill clinton is probably his best guide in this. >> i know you wanted to jump in, karen, but let me sneak a break in. we'll go more into the second-term agenda. >> we'll talk about what's ahead. talk more specifically on the president's second-term agenda and some things that popped up in the first term that he never thought was going to happen. think arab spring. first, look at the rest of today's schedule for the president and vice president. they're both speaking at a...
448
448
Jan 14, 2013
01/13
by
KGO
tv
eye 448
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: bill clinton got a ten-year assault weapons ban by two votes, but this is a much more conservative congress. a recent poll shows a slim majority of americans oppose such a ban, and the nra is ready for battle. >> the likelihood is that they are not going to be able to getan assault weapons ban through this congress. >> reporter: even a democratic senator says it won't happen. >> assault weapons stand -- >> on just guns alone will not in the political reality that we have will not go anywhere. >> reporter: but other provisions may have a chance according to experts. why do hunters need a clip that carries more than ten rounds, and why shouldn't gun buyers at gun shows be required to have their background checked? >> congress surely can and should act to close that loophole and to make more uniform the background check process across all the 50 states. >> reporter: rather than pass laws, one lawmaker is appealing directly to retailers. >> when a mainstream store like walmart says we're not going to do it, it will make people think twice. >> reporter: schumer is hoping th
. >> reporter: bill clinton got a ten-year assault weapons ban by two votes, but this is a much more conservative congress. a recent poll shows a slim majority of americans oppose such a ban, and the nra is ready for battle. >> the likelihood is that they are not going to be able to getan assault weapons ban through this congress. >> reporter: even a democratic senator says it won't happen. >> assault weapons stand -- >> on just guns alone will not in the political...
80
80
Jan 19, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 80
favorite 0
quote 0
it was 1997, the bill clinton second inaugural. it was 1993, the first bill clinton inaugural. she was there also in 1989 when george bush, the elder took over. she was there in 1985, president reagan's re-election. she was there in 1981, the first reagan inaugural. that's andrea mitchell. if i end up doing these for as long as andrea mitchell has done these, i will be covering every inauguration from now until 2041, by which time i will be coming to you, presumably, as a hologram. so help me god. second inaugural, as opposed to a first inaugural when one president is leaving and another is starting, and we're covering a second inauguration, like we will be this year there's something different. governing is already under way. the president has started some things that he intends to finish in his second term. sort of a sense of continuity, well informed expectation about what kind of president this is going to be and where he is likely to go. when president obama was inaugurated. first time, there was none of that certainty and expectation, right? the country and all of us were
it was 1997, the bill clinton second inaugural. it was 1993, the first bill clinton inaugural. she was there also in 1989 when george bush, the elder took over. she was there in 1985, president reagan's re-election. she was there in 1981, the first reagan inaugural. that's andrea mitchell. if i end up doing these for as long as andrea mitchell has done these, i will be covering every inauguration from now until 2041, by which time i will be coming to you, presumably, as a hologram. so help me...
112
112
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
>> a good model for him would be bill clinton's inaugural address, or ronald reagan's second inaugural. both of those were similar kinds of political environments. congress was in the hands of the other party. or one house was, at least. and each of them was very gracious towards the other party. reached out, said things about the goodwill of the other party. >> the difference there is reagan could look back and talk about how the republicans worked with democrats to fix social security, bill clinton could look back and talk about the deficit reduction plan. other things they had done a little bit together. it's harder for president obama to do that because there's been so much polarization. >> polarization has been on both sides. it would be a good step for the president, i actually don't expect him to take it. to try to put that behind, to have at least a rhetorical frame for being more enveloping. obviously in the last few days, last week or so, he hasn't taken that tact. he's, he had his press conference about a week ago. he's had some, they've floated some stories about how they'r
>> a good model for him would be bill clinton's inaugural address, or ronald reagan's second inaugural. both of those were similar kinds of political environments. congress was in the hands of the other party. or one house was, at least. and each of them was very gracious towards the other party. reached out, said things about the goodwill of the other party. >> the difference there is reagan could look back and talk about how the republicans worked with democrats to fix social...
288
288
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 288
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> also, we haven't mentioned the elephant in the room, which is bill clinton. what does bill clinton want? >> he wants her to run. >> he does want her to run. he wants her to run. and remember when he ran and said you get two for one, people didn't like that, well now if she runs she says -- >> i -- i think it's a reasonable certainty. i think he may even consider converting to buddhism so he can be reincarnated so he can be president and run again. he adores her and thinks she would be a xwrr president to anybody else around. >> he has changed and become very steady around her. she has not once stepped on her shadow as secretary of state. everybody thought he would collide with her. he wants her to do good. >> he stepped on her during her campaign. didn't do it now. >> not as secretary of state. >> right. >> a lot of folks will be wondering about michele obama and what she will be wearing to the inaugural balls tomorrow night and whatever she wears will be worth millions of dollars to the fashion industry. we'll talk about that coming up. we'll show you some o
. >> also, we haven't mentioned the elephant in the room, which is bill clinton. what does bill clinton want? >> he wants her to run. >> he does want her to run. he wants her to run. and remember when he ran and said you get two for one, people didn't like that, well now if she runs she says -- >> i -- i think it's a reasonable certainty. i think he may even consider converting to buddhism so he can be reincarnated so he can be president and run again. he adores her and...
98
98
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 98
favorite 0
quote 0
if you were johnson or bill clinton you would have private meetings or ask your chief staff or others to have private meetings with republican members and say, what can we do? what can we agree on? no. they have this task force that is entirely testimony of all the people on his side, the n.r.a. comes in for 20 minutes and he announced the gun control, he does 23 executive orders and has a list of legislation. there is not much evidence that he wants to or knows how to try to co-op the republicans. >>bret: the moody -- bloody end to the algerian hostage stand off. >>bret: the smoke is clearing in algeria as the national gas plant. they captureed five surviving militants but the death toll is rising. 23 hostages have been killed and reuters say the number is 48. the total number of militants and hostages could be 81 with a number western governments upset how this went down. we are back with our annal. the administration said today, a.b. saying we will lead where they can lead but in this situation the algerians took the lead and perhaps washington did not know when the opposition was
if you were johnson or bill clinton you would have private meetings or ask your chief staff or others to have private meetings with republican members and say, what can we do? what can we agree on? no. they have this task force that is entirely testimony of all the people on his side, the n.r.a. comes in for 20 minutes and he announced the gun control, he does 23 executive orders and has a list of legislation. there is not much evidence that he wants to or knows how to try to co-op the...
81
81
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
and then monica lewinsky thing just absolutely hobbled bill clinton. >> took over. >> he couldn't do anything the last two years. he was totally focused on protecting himself and defending himself. so i'm not saying that obama will get himself into something like that, but you just don't know what's going to happen. you don't know -- and you don't know how you're going to react. >> james? >> the randomness of political reality is important to keep in mind. two other things to focus on. i think this administration has more political capital than it has accessed because this coalition of voters that put him back in office is really a broad constituency. they've got to speak to those folks to the left of them. very important. the folk on the right, intractable folk in the congress, i don't think -- there is no honeymoon for those guys. they're back at it. he has more political capital to him on the left and needs to access that and meet the needs of the constituencies that put him in office and understand those folk on the right haven't moved off that opposition nal dime. they're going
and then monica lewinsky thing just absolutely hobbled bill clinton. >> took over. >> he couldn't do anything the last two years. he was totally focused on protecting himself and defending himself. so i'm not saying that obama will get himself into something like that, but you just don't know what's going to happen. you don't know -- and you don't know how you're going to react. >> james? >> the randomness of political reality is important to keep in mind. two other...
262
262
Jan 15, 2013
01/13
by
KGO
tv
eye 262
favorite 0
quote 0
also nominated, bill clinton. >> what an exciting special guest. that was hillary clinton's husband! >> reporter: and the best dressed nomination? clooney, clooney, clooney and the winner is clooney. most beautiful, tina fey. it's my award, i decide. and best acceptance speech by a new mom who, let's face it, doesn't get out much these days, adele. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god. >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can write nick your thoughts at abcnews.com. "nightline" at its new time, 12:35 a.m. eastern, tonight. and i'll see you again tomorrow night. good night. >>> only on abc 7 news, police put a dent in the market for stolen electronics. thousands of items recovered from a massive fencing operation. >> a redwood tree falls on a house and find out what the neighbors did when they heard someone screaming for help. >> post sunset skri. we don't expect warmth from the lingering glow. we have freezing frosty weather tonight. i'm spencer christian. i'll have the cold detail autos and an east bay couple turns to abc 7 n
also nominated, bill clinton. >> what an exciting special guest. that was hillary clinton's husband! >> reporter: and the best dressed nomination? clooney, clooney, clooney and the winner is clooney. most beautiful, tina fey. it's my award, i decide. and best acceptance speech by a new mom who, let's face it, doesn't get out much these days, adele. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god. >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can write nick your...
118
118
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
as bill clinton said, it's arithmetic. if you've got a democratic president, a republican house, a senate that's essentially evenly balanced because of the way the rules work, then we've got to talk to each other. there's just no other way to solve the problems. >> you're replacing a republican who left, olympia snowe, essentially because she said she was sick of the partisanship. what can you do in the next week, month to change that? >> i started by just meeting with senators. i think part of the problem here is a lack of relationships. everybody is going their own way, and they're keeping their partisanship on. i started out in the first two weeks, i've met with over 30 senators. one-on-one, sitting down, both parties. and what i'm finding is that everybody wants to get it going, and i think we just have to sort of push through. we have our differences, but they're not -- we ought to be able to work these things out. >> what's the best advice you got in these meetings? >> the best advice, i think, was keep talking to pe
as bill clinton said, it's arithmetic. if you've got a democratic president, a republican house, a senate that's essentially evenly balanced because of the way the rules work, then we've got to talk to each other. there's just no other way to solve the problems. >> you're replacing a republican who left, olympia snowe, essentially because she said she was sick of the partisanship. what can you do in the next week, month to change that? >> i started by just meeting with senators. i...
180
180
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 180
favorite 0
quote 0
first was the of inauguration of president bill clinton. and this is an important day for the obamas and so many who have come to witness the event here in washington. >> . >> bret: what a moment that is. what a moment to use the mlk bible among-- and the lincoln bible as well for the swearing in and this will be the 50th anniversary this year of the march on washington, you know, and the "i have a dream" speech and now we have our first black president and that's one thing americans of all colors felt so proud about four years ago and still do, the progress this country has made, speaking of lincoln and dr. king. >> bret: and he mentioned those moments as he looked down the mall in this speech today, and said, to hear a king proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to every soul on earth, marking that day as well. and to walk out with the house speaker and the house majority leader who he will have fights with in the coming weeks, heated fights. >> megyn: but good for us. you know, good for you us as a people to be able t
first was the of inauguration of president bill clinton. and this is an important day for the obamas and so many who have come to witness the event here in washington. >> . >> bret: what a moment that is. what a moment to use the mlk bible among-- and the lincoln bible as well for the swearing in and this will be the 50th anniversary this year of the march on washington, you know, and the "i have a dream" speech and now we have our first black president and that's one...
369
369
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 369
favorite 0
quote 0
bill clinton, jimmy carter, no bushes, however. george h.w. bush recuperating from illness and george w. bush had to send his regrets. look at the blue carpet. yesterday they had vacuums in here cleaning up and the glass you can see right there, just minutes, wiping it clean to make everything look absolutely perfect for the ceremonies again. the president will take the oath for the second time in two days at 11:30 this morning. soledad. >> john berman, thank you. let's get to john king. hey, john. >> soledad, hello to you. i don't think it's so chilly. i'm with you on the weather front. a beautiful spring day in washington. let's get to the team joining us on beach day in washington. we have the former obama deputy press secretary, margaret hoover, and brian liza for "the new yorker" and ron brownstein from "the national journal." we're going to head straight up to john borrasso, a conservative, and let's start with this morning. a new beginning for the president. is this a new beginning for the republican party. your leader, famously, infamo
bill clinton, jimmy carter, no bushes, however. george h.w. bush recuperating from illness and george w. bush had to send his regrets. look at the blue carpet. yesterday they had vacuums in here cleaning up and the glass you can see right there, just minutes, wiping it clean to make everything look absolutely perfect for the ceremonies again. the president will take the oath for the second time in two days at 11:30 this morning. soledad. >> john berman, thank you. let's get to john king....
431
431
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CNBC
tv
eye 431
favorite 0
quote 0
back in bill clinton's second inaugural was the second time. eamon jabbers has been out there. the first thing i noticed how many sort of multi-generational groups there were and how many african-americans were coming to washington bringing either their parents or their grandparents to see this event and that that was certainly a moving moment as we look inside the luncheon there. that is the incoming -- presumptive incoming secretary of the treasury, jack lew speaking to i believe congressman dingle of michigan. eamon? >> that's right. it's an upbeat, if not boistrous mood as people leave from hearing the speeches and hearing the songs. you will be surprised how many people want to appear on television and have asked us if they could come onto the cameras live. we're saying no for the time being for those good folks who do want to be on television. we were talking about the vendors earlier. a lot of the vendors were saying they were not going to make out as well as they hoped, but just looking at this crowd coming out here, i do think those vendors did sell some products becau
back in bill clinton's second inaugural was the second time. eamon jabbers has been out there. the first thing i noticed how many sort of multi-generational groups there were and how many african-americans were coming to washington bringing either their parents or their grandparents to see this event and that that was certainly a moving moment as we look inside the luncheon there. that is the incoming -- presumptive incoming secretary of the treasury, jack lew speaking to i believe congressman...
311
311
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 311
favorite 0
quote 0
only expecting two former presidents to be here today, bill clinton and jimmy carter. president carter already came out but george h.w. bush still recovering from a recent illness and george w. bush and laura bush sending their regrets and wishing the first family all the best on this special day, and their family. >> all of the dignitaries come down, they are seated, then the families will be announced and seated. the biden family announced and seated, just after 11:00 in ten minutes. then the obama family will be announced and seated. and then you'll have the ceremonial announcement of the first laid doe and dr. biden as well. megyn: bill clinton has done this walk a lot. >> there you see former president jimmy carter and rosalyn carter. jim angle is there right in front of the capitol. jim. >> reporter: hello, breath. as you saw both the president and vice president and the former president's coming in, the crowd could see that on a jumbo-tron and they all started cheering. in fact they started cheering when the president's motorcade got on to the capitol ground. so
only expecting two former presidents to be here today, bill clinton and jimmy carter. president carter already came out but george h.w. bush still recovering from a recent illness and george w. bush and laura bush sending their regrets and wishing the first family all the best on this special day, and their family. >> all of the dignitaries come down, they are seated, then the families will be announced and seated. the biden family announced and seated, just after 11:00 in ten minutes....
206
206
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
this is when ronald reagan started his second term and bill cl clinton here up at 60%. a low point in terms of his three most recent predecessor as a two-term president. but a high point for this president. if you look at this here, this goes back through the carter presidency and george h.w. bush presidency and you see, again, a low mark for any president in modern time. thinks things in the country are going well, but better for him if you look at the obama presidency here. now, here's a question here. what kind of president will the president obama be in his second term? 54%, majority of americans think he is above average or outstanding. that is a good number for the president. but you see, again, just over 40% of americans say he is below average or poor. a partisan divide and this shows you why. the american people, look at that number. 76% of americans think the country is more deeply divided than in the past. unity bringing people together and getting the government to work is a big challenge of the president's second inaugural address. 70% of americans are hope
this is when ronald reagan started his second term and bill cl clinton here up at 60%. a low point in terms of his three most recent predecessor as a two-term president. but a high point for this president. if you look at this here, this goes back through the carter presidency and george h.w. bush presidency and you see, again, a low mark for any president in modern time. thinks things in the country are going well, but better for him if you look at the obama presidency here. now, here's a...
554
554
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 554
favorite 0
quote 0
i was talking to newt gingrich about what made bill clinton a great negotiator. he listened to find common ground. this is from the speaker of the house who worked to impeach the president. >> what's missing here, peggy? sometimes i think man nobody knows how to play the game any more to paraphrase casey stengel when he was managing the mets. >> it's true on the hill, speakers and such don't quite control their conferences and their caucuses as they have, but the most from interesting thing that i think-- that has been true of the past few weeks since the president was re-elected, is he's playing it in a way different from previous presidents. previous presidents get a win whether it's close or not and then they try to sort of put their arms about everybody and summon them in. we are essentially a if i felt-50 country still. so you would think the president would have spent the past few weeks going forward saying let's all be together. instead he has been very sharply, definitively "us guys versus you guys" by going at the republicans on hill, by speaking in a wa
i was talking to newt gingrich about what made bill clinton a great negotiator. he listened to find common ground. this is from the speaker of the house who worked to impeach the president. >> what's missing here, peggy? sometimes i think man nobody knows how to play the game any more to paraphrase casey stengel when he was managing the mets. >> it's true on the hill, speakers and such don't quite control their conferences and their caucuses as they have, but the most from...
330
330
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 330
favorite 0
quote 1
bush's was starting hicks second turn and below bill clinton, and 51%. and he said i'm going to close gitmo, that did not work out his way and almost everybody said it would be impossible to close because we've got a problem, we have nowhere to put those people. >> he said he'd close it in the first year. >> the first thing he signed. >> absolutely. the left plank after he didn't do it the first year, he'll do it the second year and the third year and the fourth year. >> harder when he's a candidate to an achieve. the economy, they said if they passed the massive unemployment, it'd keep under 8%, it was spiked up to 10% and down to 7.8 and they say it's a fail. and killed osama bin laden, and passed health care, what kind of program we'll be we're only getting it now, it passed two years ago. >> alisyn: and iraq, promised to end iraq and making steps towards that as well. >> iraq and afghanistan. >> although unemployment continues to be a problem. i read this morning one more person unemployed, manti te'o's imagery girlfriend has lost her job. >> her ima
bush's was starting hicks second turn and below bill clinton, and 51%. and he said i'm going to close gitmo, that did not work out his way and almost everybody said it would be impossible to close because we've got a problem, we have nowhere to put those people. >> he said he'd close it in the first year. >> the first thing he signed. >> absolutely. the left plank after he didn't do it the first year, he'll do it the second year and the third year and the fourth year. >>...
330
330
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 330
favorite 0
quote 0
kevin mccarthy and bill clinton. and chief justice john roberts and his wife, harry reid and his wife. and the chief of staff, current chief of staff designated jack lew and his wife across in defense secretary and former president jimmy carter and mitch mcconnell and justice scalia. everybody wishes we bugged the table but we didn't do that. the president and the first lady here -- oh, we should clear up this remark from earlier. we thought that mrs. obama, the first lady changed the outfit and only changed one layer of the outfit. >> took over the overcoat. >> same dress. has the cardigan on instead. a complimentary top layer. forgive us. it has been relayed to us when i said that what steven breyer was a justice hat that is true. i'm lying. >> my bad was first and then your bad. >> i'm sticking by now. >> okay. >> it was interesting, though. the president's remarks, not scripted and clearly speaking from the heart and speaking for not very long period of time. but he said in this very -- this most bipartisan of al
kevin mccarthy and bill clinton. and chief justice john roberts and his wife, harry reid and his wife. and the chief of staff, current chief of staff designated jack lew and his wife across in defense secretary and former president jimmy carter and mitch mcconnell and justice scalia. everybody wishes we bugged the table but we didn't do that. the president and the first lady here -- oh, we should clear up this remark from earlier. we thought that mrs. obama, the first lady changed the outfit...
428
428
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
WBAL
tv
eye 428
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: bill clinton had to overcome personal scandal. >> indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. >> reporter: marred by iraq and katrina. >> brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. >> presidents can also overcome early setbacks, as ronald reagan proved in helping to end the cold war. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: president obama told matt last year he has a lot of unfinished business. >> do you deserve a second term? >> i deserve a second term, but we're not done. >> is battle fatigue a factor? >> there can be mistakes made and there can be fatigue that sets in. president obama, from what i've seen, is highly energized at this moment, does want to leave a positive legacy. >> advisers say that the president is focused on guns, immigration, energy policy and, of course, the economy, but knows he has a year to at most 18 months to get things done before he is seen as a lame duck. the white house game plan is to campaign aggressively outside washington in order to keep maximum pressure on congress. ma
. >> reporter: bill clinton had to overcome personal scandal. >> indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. >> reporter: marred by iraq and katrina. >> brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. >> presidents can also overcome early setbacks, as ronald reagan proved in helping to end the cold war. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: president obama told matt last year he has a lot of...
289
289
Jan 20, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 289
favorite 0
quote 0
everything he did, clinton about race, the welfare reform bill. people overlook a lot of things troubling. the other piece of this, melissa, this president, everything he did turned out to be about race. this is the first president that had to confront questions about his birthplace, confront witch doctor signs, people saying he was a black hitler. now the butcher of benghazi on the right. the over-the-top reaction to him that most people looked at as having a racial component. when he was elected, the right had two choices. they can react as a typical president or go absolutely insane. they chose the latter. it made african-americans overlook their anxieties about not being addressed. it made african-americans angry. it's why they showed up in large numbers. >> that, plus voter suppression. that was remarkable. you know what? i think there may be an interesting lesson from what you said about bill clinton, which those of us who are progressive have always wanted an alliance among african-americans and lower income whites who, in many cases face t
everything he did, clinton about race, the welfare reform bill. people overlook a lot of things troubling. the other piece of this, melissa, this president, everything he did turned out to be about race. this is the first president that had to confront questions about his birthplace, confront witch doctor signs, people saying he was a black hitler. now the butcher of benghazi on the right. the over-the-top reaction to him that most people looked at as having a racial component. when he was...
217
217
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
WETA
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
you can see bill and hillary clinton on the podium. there are also people there celebrating the election of the first african-american president. president obama is only the 16th sitting chief executive to be returned to office. he is the first president since dwight eisenhower to win two consecutive elections with more than 51% of the popular vote. he won for the 372 electoral votes to mitt romney's 206 and spent part of the morning at the white house having coffee with bipartisan leadership. >> this is the second time the president had his inauguration on the celebration of martin luther king, jr. and it's actually a ceremonial event. the 20th amendment to the constitution mandates that newly elected mandates take place on january 20th and several times that happened on the sunday. and followed by the pomp and pageantry on the following monday. >> both president obama and vice president biden took their official oaths of office why yesterday. >> i barack hussein obama swear -- >> supreme court justice john roberts swore in the first
you can see bill and hillary clinton on the podium. there are also people there celebrating the election of the first african-american president. president obama is only the 16th sitting chief executive to be returned to office. he is the first president since dwight eisenhower to win two consecutive elections with more than 51% of the popular vote. he won for the 372 electoral votes to mitt romney's 206 and spent part of the morning at the white house having coffee with bipartisan leadership....
335
335
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
WUSA
tv
eye 335
favorite 0
quote 0
bill clinton would not be a great bill clinton if he hadn't done the budget surplus at that term. and diplomacy for reagan's term. and maybe he'll do something in a climate change. something you could not have touched in the first term. he tried a few times. but i think that's something that will come up in the second term, how do we grapple with the climate problem? >> doug brinkley, thank you very much. you'll give us historical context and perspective on this remarkable day in history. we'll look forward to talking to you in a little bit. >>> chip reid is down there on the national mall. what are you seeing down there? >> well, scott, you can see behind me the crowd stretches from 9th street to the u.s. capitol. this is a third of the size of the crowd of four years ago. that crowd 1.8 million people was by far the biggest crowd in the history of presidential inaugurations. in fact, it was the biggest crowd for anything on the mall in american history. this crowd is actually probably going to be the fourth largest in history for inaugurations. but compared to that one, it's qui
bill clinton would not be a great bill clinton if he hadn't done the budget surplus at that term. and diplomacy for reagan's term. and maybe he'll do something in a climate change. something you could not have touched in the first term. he tried a few times. but i think that's something that will come up in the second term, how do we grapple with the climate problem? >> doug brinkley, thank you very much. you'll give us historical context and perspective on this remarkable day in history....
621
621
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 621
favorite 0
quote 0
bill clinton will be there. obviously the secretary of state, outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton. jimmy carter attending as well. >> not often have we said beyonce and jay-z and then carters in the same sentence. this definitely shows the range we are seeing at this anything ration. >> carters would like that. >> hold on. jim acosta is joining us. tell our viewers where you are. >> reporter: we are at the east front of the cap tomorrow. the president's limo has turned in to the carriage side. it is sort of difficult to figure this out because, as you might imagine the president's motorcade has a mum of limb zeens and number of armored vehicles around it. so -- part of that for security reasons, of course. we were told by our senate producer ted barrett earlier this morning, the vice president is being accompanied by lamar alexand alexander, republican senator from tennessee. chuck schumer is with the president. they will be heading in shortly. just a few moments. called the carriage house entrance, of
bill clinton will be there. obviously the secretary of state, outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton. jimmy carter attending as well. >> not often have we said beyonce and jay-z and then carters in the same sentence. this definitely shows the range we are seeing at this anything ration. >> carters would like that. >> hold on. jim acosta is joining us. tell our viewers where you are. >> reporter: we are at the east front of the cap tomorrow. the president's limo has...
612
612
Jan 21, 2013
01/13
by
KGO
tv
eye 612
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> we saw president bill clinton walk into the capitol right there. what a relationship, what a ride that has been, between him and president obama, started out four years ago. difficult relationship. the president, of course, his wife, hillary clinton. they have grown so close over the last four years. perhaps, one of the most significant political moments in the last campaign, when bill clinton gave that speech at the democratic convention. >> we're told that the president called. >> first phone call. >> right after the election, knew what he had done. as we watch the procession into the platform, i want to bring in nicolle wallace, of course preside republican presidencies and the campaign. before we leave the topic of the clothes the first lady has to wear, sometimes at her peril, how much stress does that create in their lives? >> well, i think presidents usually defer to their wives, the smart presidents do, for the selection of the inaugural tie and what not. i think on a day like this, there's so much buildup that the white house staff and the
. >> we saw president bill clinton walk into the capitol right there. what a relationship, what a ride that has been, between him and president obama, started out four years ago. difficult relationship. the president, of course, his wife, hillary clinton. they have grown so close over the last four years. perhaps, one of the most significant political moments in the last campaign, when bill clinton gave that speech at the democratic convention. >> we're told that the president...